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• Re: Radius Rod Installation
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 13 Jul 2017 16:26:52 -0700
  ...So, the concave side points away from the bushing. You can kind of see that detail in Bentley P. 40.7 Oddly, for the...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:09:04 -0400
  ...I will admit that convex rather than concave. That maybe the key here. > > I have been trying to get 2 of those wings one...
• Re: wob: Re: more stupid van mods
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:02:20 -0800
  Stan, you didn't finish the limerick! There was an old bag from Racine, Who made an amazing machine, Concave or convex, It fit...
• Re: Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:45:41 -0500
  ...I have never seen one in person - but in all the pictures I have ever seen it looked a bit concave. Otherwise you might...
• Re: Top Speed, Colors, et all.
  Historical mailing list - William Warburton
  Wed, 13 Jul 94 16:38:05 GMT
  ...One of my parents' breadloaf delivery vans came back from a trip with a concave front instead of convex :-( Cheers, W. +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - SStones
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 11:03:18 -0500
  ...A fresnel lens used in a window to see a wide angle is actually a concave lense. It is spreading the beam out, not...
• Re: Convex right side mirror:
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 16 Jan 1999 22:43:33 +0100
  ...Either that, or the left is concave. Luckily, I don't have that stupid warning engraved in them. I think they both work great...
• Re: [T2] Some basic TypeIV engine help, please
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 16 Aug 2003 18:53:35 -0700
  ...I was wondering what the "concave" valve stem observation might mean and how it might relate to the problems with this engine. (I understand...
• OP relief valve question
  Historical mailing list - radish150
  Sun, 29 Apr 2001 17:04:53 -0700
  ...The plug has two ends, a flat side and a concave hollow end. Can somone confirm that the hollow end goes "up"? It shot...
• New CV boots
  Historical mailing list - Sean Bartnik
  Thu, 3 Sep 1998 17:01:16 PDT
  ...Is that enough or should I be using more? Also, should I include the new concave washer or should I leave it out? Also...
• Re: CV Joint failure - New or Rebuilt?
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Tue, 20 Jul 2004 22:28:56 -0600
  ...OK but where? > I found the dingbat that put them together installed the concave washer upside > down on all four of the joints, so...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 13:51:06 -0400
  ...Adding a concave triangular piece up the inner edge, along with doubling the thickness of the bolt strap would equalize things considerably, make it...
• Re: Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - Paul Rogers
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:10:29 -0700
  ...I have never seen one in person - but in all the pictures I have ever seen it looked a bit concave. > > Otherwise you might...
• Re: Nut Size
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 9 May 2013 10:57:28 -0700
  ...double nutting isn't very practical in this application because the nut is against a concave washer, making it difficult to get an open...
• Mirrors
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 18:45:16 PDT
  Does anyone know if there is a concave (magnifying) mirror replacement for the right side mirror on '80 Vanagons? I'm getting really tired...
• Re: Circlip/E-clip for A/T throttle link?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 6 Jun 2012 18:57:37 -0400
  ...The original clip is of a concave self-locking design. 2 3/16 clips will fit in the groove to help back up the...
• Re: 4/1 Fool
  Historical mailing list - Ted Zateslo
  Tue, 5 Apr 94 09:29:46 -0400
  ...The setting buttons have a slightly concave surface, and you can "catch" the button and move it over with the pin. A bright light...
• Re: Replacing glass in an '83 mirror
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 5 Apr 2004 13:58:16 -0400
  ...The new mirrors are actually slightly concave at the edges. It's not obvious until you put it on the van, but it narrows...
• Re: 84 passenger mirror replacement - Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Sun, 24 Aug 2003 19:18:46 -0400
  ...It's slightly concave at the edges, just like the driver's side one. I'm not surprised, since they're made by the...
• Re: Interior door/side/headliner panels redux
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 07:17:10 -0500
  ...seat had to have buttons (black plastic jobbies that are F**d replacement parts) to keep the material against the foam on tat concave...
• Installig crankshaft pulley on a 2.1L......
  Historical mailing list - Paul
  Sun, 16 Jun 2013 17:34:10 -0700
  ...Right behind the woodruff key is what a think is a oil deflector washer, right? It has a concave shape to it, it's...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 03:52:41 -0800
  ...This is for wheels which have concave seats, not flat > seats! Andrew, If the lughole seats are a 60� conical seat, either 14mm or...
• Re: 2.1 Exhaust. P. 26.9 Bentley: "5 Diaphragm Springs" ?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 11 May 2012 20:58:52 -0400
  ...ETKA clearly says "concave washer" which is the generic name. http://www.internationalsprings.com/wave_spring_washers.htm http://www.internationalsprings.com/disc_spring...
• Re: Advice, questions, help request
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 2 Dec 2010 14:11:10 -0500
  ...attach a length of 1" SCH 40 PVC pipe to the concave outside of the off-fore leg. Make it a convenient height and...
• Re: back window - inside wide angle film
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 17 Feb 2003 14:19:27 -0500
  ...These lenses have the opposite effect; they're equivalent to concave lenses of conventional type. The ones you've seen used for solar furnaces...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:24:41 -0400
  ...Adding a concave triangular piece up the inner edge, along with doubling the thickness of the bolt strap would equalize things considerably, make it...
• Re: Loud Fuel Pump/Fuel Pump Mount - Was: Thank you Go Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:49:48 -0400
  ...They have a metal plate with a ?6mm? stud on each end that mounts to whatever you want and are a concave body of...
• Re: power mirror glass
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 06:29:47 EST
  ...If you want the right side done with the special concave glass, then it cost$ much more. I used regular glass. Worked for me...
• Re: [T2] Some more on "measuring deck height"
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Thu, 13 Mar 2003 17:08:25 -0800
  ...Re: [T2] Some more on "measuring deck height" > Errr...let's talk...Haven't thought about concave pistons in awhile, so > is the deck...
• Skylight leak
  Historical mailing list - Neil2
  Sun, 18 Sep 2016 14:35:36 -0700
  ...Seems a poor design since instead of having a convex perimeter on top it's concave, which simply catches the water and allows it...
• 85 / 90 rotor question
  Historical mailing list - Graham Mingst
  Thu, 8 Jun 2000 09:31:53 -0400
  ...The only physical difference that I can see is the 90 rotor is concave between the rotor surface and the threads for the lugs...
• Re: Radiator cooling fan - stuck ON!
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Jun 2010 13:52:04 -0400
  ...The layers have different coefficients of expansion, and the layer with the larger rate is on the concave side. At the calibrated temperature the...
• Re: Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 25 Sep 2014 09:25:15 -0700
  ...Maybe the 0.5mm step is there from the factory but the concave semi circle wear is not? On Thursday, September 25, 2014, Brett...
• Re: 2L 914 into '81 Westy
  Historical mailing list - S2
  Thu, 8 Apr 1999 14:18:14 -0500
  ...shape of the piston top, nearly flat on the Porsche, and concave on the >Vanagons. This means a little better compression ratio, a little...
• Re: Used alternator for '84 wanted
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Tue, 9 Sep 1997 17:28:33 -0000
  ...There should be two pieces of grey metal with concave rounded ends. If they are plenty long (10-15mm) something else is wrong. If...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 21:00:43 +1200
  ...This is for wheels which have concave seats, not flat seats! I had a set of 4 alloy wheels redrilled for my van, cost...
• Coolant Pump: wear at case
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Wed, 24 Sep 2014 23:58:45 -0700
  ...http://tinyurl.com/ppku2g4 shows a 0.5 mm step with a curved concave "groove" CCW from that step. Wear becomes less deep as...
• Re: On the Road Again
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 8 Mar 2010 11:44:29 -0500
  ...If you don't find a replacement, I've used stiff closed cell foam with a concave side cut in, and big ol' zip...
• Was: cut input shaft Now: PICS and measurements of tranny dry mounted to KEP plate.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sat, 8 Mar 2008 17:59:27 -0800
  ...end of hole in Jetta crank at its' deepest (it's concave) to end (face) of crank: ~ 32 mm Thats a difference of (gets...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle? Teaspoons
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:04:33 -0600
  Hi Miguel,I'm pretty sure he's using the spoons concave/bowl side up with the tips/ends of the spoons under each...
• Re: FW: Rectangle headlight conversion to common 200mm headlights
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 08:23:40 -0800
  ...using the silicon to attach the Cibie headlamp to the shiny concave side of the original reflector after removing the broken glass from it...
• Re: Any one activated rear fog in back light cluster?
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Sun, 31 Mar 2002 00:22:59 +0100
  ...reflector lens on the outside, and I don't think the concave bulb reflector on the inside is mirrored. Put a bulb behind it...
• What do I need to do about this mirror!!!
  Historical mailing list - Johnny DeVilla
  Tue, 22 Jul 2003 22:22:43 -0700
  ...I put one of those nifty concave mirrors on it, and that seems to keep me from running people off the rode(this is...
• 90 Vanagon/Westy fuel problem
  Historical mailing list - Steven Mills
  Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:23:16 -0500
  ...Looked under to see that tank had sucked up in a concave manner, so took line off and blew out with air hose to...
• Re: Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - Stuart Redford
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 19:39:18 PDT
  > > Does anyone know if there is a concave (magnifying) mirror replacement for > the right side mirror on '80 Vanagons? I'm getting really tired...
• Re: Bus vs. Bug generators
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 17:15:07 -0500
  ...If you look at the mounting adapter used on your bus, you will note that the mounting plate adapter is "indented/concave" slightly. This...
• Re: Technique For Removing Speedo needle? Teaspoons
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Sat, 3 Oct 2009 14:19:42 -0600
  ...Hi Miguel, > I'm pretty sure he's using the spoons concave/bowl side up with the > tips/ends of the spoons under each...
• Re: Mirrors
  Historical mailing list - J. Walker
  Mon, 19 Sep 94 22:54:41 CDT
  ...Rensing said: >Does anyone know if there is a concave (magnifying) mirror replacement for >the right side mirror on '80 Vanagons? I'm getting...
• Re: Re; Solar power your VW
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 10:19:59 -0500
  ...The fiberglass cracked and because the fan unit was heavy, it caused the roof to be concave and thus all rain and condensation would...
• headlights on '87
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 17 Nov 1995 20:01:55 -0800
  ...I figured this tubular metal thing was compromising my light output so I purchased a new pair of Hella lights with a concave reflector...
• Re: replaceing antenna ??
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Wed, 20 Jun 2001 17:13:33 -0700
  ...I studied the collar and determined that it had a slightly concave surface on the angular side. Since the van's nose is a...
• Re: 2.1 Exhaust. P. 26.9 Bentley: "5 Diaphragm Springs" ?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 11 May 2012 18:36:52 -0700
  ...nothing like the strength of a Belleville > washer). �ETKA clearly says "concave washer" which is the generic name. > > http://www.internationalsprings.com/wave_spring...
• Storing gasoline-a don't
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Mon, 27 Jul 1998 14:18:56 +0000
  ...Someone (I can't remember who; doesn't matter anyway) suggested flipping the spare tire concave side up and putting the gas can in...
• Re: Alloy Wheels
  Historical mailing list - Paul Uusitalo
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 11:31:51 -0800
  ...nuts are not safely mountable as they do not fit >the concave of the rim, and if you do still attempt to use these...
• Re: Floppy Wiper arm, is there a fix?
  Historical mailing list - TonyCollin
  Thu, 17 Oct 2013 16:07:06 -0400
  ...I will admit that convex rather than concave. That maybe the key here. I have been trying to get 2 of those wings one...
• Re: What do I need to do about this mirror!!!
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 23 Jul 2003 09:04:00 -0400
  ...bit lacking -- the edges of the mirror are actually a bit concave, so there are distortions in the image. It's usable, though. I...
• Re: wob: Re: more stupid van mods
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 14:52:52 -0600
  ...no peeking. *There was an old lady from Racine that developed a remarkable machine, concave or convex, designed for either sex*. Stan Wilder On...
• Re: Mercedes Rim lug hole size
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:22:58 -0900
  ...This is for wheels which have concave seats, not flat > seats! > > I had a set of 4 alloy wheels redrilled for my van, cost...
• Re: Used alternator for '84 wanted
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 10 Sep 1997 01:39:37 UT
  ...There should be two pieces of grey metal with concave rounded ends. If they are plenty long (10-15mm) something else is wrong. If...
• Ignition switch -- construction
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 14 Nov 2010 02:06:22 -0500
  ...the silver contact connected directly to the 30 terminal was worn concave in the middle, a bit pitted, and the contact area covered with...